Latest Story
‘A generational shift’
Retirements, redistricting will remake legislature
Updated June 29 Politicians like to suggest every new election is the most important of our lifetimes, but Virginia’s off-off-year state legislative elections in 2023 might actually live up to
More Stories
Unfinished business
Published
The tone of the 2023 General Assembly can be encapsulated in its approach to electricity rates. With dozens of lawmakers poised to retire, the General Assembly passed a major energy
Advocates, patients: Va. med cannabis lacking
Fees, supply, access, prices, potency all problematic
Published
RICHMOND, Va. – A former Virginia medical cannabis employee initially got into the business to help his wife with her multiple chronic ailments, including multiple sclerosis. For the past five
Advertisement
Governor would delay subminimum wage ban for disabled workers
Youngkin would push change to 2030 with no incremental pay bumps
Published
RICHMOND, Va. ‒ Gov. Glenn Youngkin recently recommended the General Assembly accept an amended version of a bill that ends the practice of paying subminimum wage to certain Virginia workers
Is ESG another CRT?
Published
In January, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares joined a group of 24 other state attorneys general in challenging a U.S. Department of Labor rule allowing fiduciaries to consider environmental, social
Housing reform bills saw mixed success in General Assembly
Measures aimed to tackle evictions, housing costs and rising utility costs
Published
Legislative efforts to tackle spiking eviction notices, housing and utility costs were mostly shot down during the Virginia General Assembly session. Almost 193,000 eviction filings have been made in Virginia
Bills to ensure workers paid sick days failed in Va. House
Legislation also would have removed barriers for grocery, health care workers
Published
RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia General Assembly did not pass legislation this session to ensure paid sick days for employees, despite strong public support. A 2021 study by Christopher Newport
March 2023 Top Five
The top five most-read daily news stories from Jan. 14 to Feb. 13, 2023
Published
The top five most-read daily news stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from Jan. 14 to Feb. 13 included Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s controversial decision to prevent a Ford electric battery factory from
House lawmakers stifle creative entrepreneurs fund
Grant program was to dole out grants up to $20,000
Published
RICHMOND, Va. — Creativity should be valued as an important part of the Virginia economy, said the state lawmaker behind legislation to create the Virginia Creative Economy Grant Program. Del.